Podkladový materiál pro kulatý stůl Národního konventu o Evropské unii. Teritoriální rozměr vnitřního trhu v globální konkurenci.
Background material for the National Convention's round table on the European Union .The territorial dimension of the internal market in global competition.

Author(s): Kristína Chlebáková, Zuzana Kasáková, Vít Havelka
Subject(s): Supranational / Global Economy, International relations/trade, EU-Approach / EU-Accession / EU-Development
Published by: EUROPEUM - Institut pro evropskou politiku
Summary/Abstract: EU trade policy is one of the most important agendas carried out by the European Union on the basis of instructions from the member states. It is one of the exclusive competences of the Union. This means that regulations relating to trade issues are not adopted by the member states, but by the European Union. The same applies to the conclusion of international trade agreements. The area of trade policy includes trade in goods and services, foreign direct investment or commercial aspects of intellectual property. It consists of trade agreements with non-EU countries, trade rules to protect European producers from unfair competition and membership in the World Trade Organization, where the EU represents all member states and thus speaks with one voice. In recent years, the structure of the globalized economy has been changing. Protectionist measures are being introduced by powerful actors in the international trade field or trade ties are being used in political and diplomatic disputes. At the same time, global economies are grappling with the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, which has exposed the vulnerability of supply chains, which could lead to a trend towards shortening them and deglobalization. These changes have been exacerbated in recent months in Europe by rising inflation, the energy crisis, and efforts to implement the European Green Deal and the digital transformation.

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